The sunglasses kid has another brush with fame
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- The sunglasses kid has another brush with fame
- City cafes celebrate jazz blues festival
- Chocolate king and arts parton
- Corrections: For the Record
- The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) | Metro | Timeout
- Touting the arts | Johnstown man opens gallery/studio in Moxham
- CALENDAR – New York Times
The sunglasses kid has another brush with fame
The Age – May 26, 2008
In the frameS MANY paintings so many new galleries to hang them. Formerfootballer Jeremy Dukes is opening his own space DukesGallery in the Docklands featuring the surrealist strokes ofZelman Lew father of girl-about-town Andi Lew. AndBarbara Guzzardi wife of Melbourne Central City Studioschief Sino Guzzardi has cut the ribbon at Toorak’s 36Jackson Street Gallery telling Diary the opening was thefulfilment of a dream after turning 60. Barb knows how to throw aparty. For her 60th bash she was serenaded by a Tina Turnerimpersonator and for last week’s gallery soiree a Patsy Stonelookalike from Ab Fab kissed and cuddled the guests. Just anordinary night in Toorak really. Not their cuppa teaPAMPERED Spring Street pollies receive $100000 to run theirelectorate offices and bombard hapless constituents withphoto-filled leaflets then there’s the free petrol their tanksguzzle but they found it difficult to dig deep for a morning teato assist The Cancer Council.
City cafes celebrate jazz blues festival
stuff.co.nz – May 26, 2008
Included in the line-up are:Saturday May 31 * Modena Cafe and Bar Main Street Terrace End Errol Christiansen Trio (Wanganui and Wellington) from 1pm-4pm. * City Library George Street Groove Status (Levin and Wellington) from noon-3pm. * The Celtic Inn Regent Arcade Bullfrog Rata (PN) noon-3pm; other music all day. * Breakers Cafe and Bar Rangitikei Street two blocks from The Square The Rose City Seven (PN) noon-3pm. * The Grand Bar Church Street on The Square MIQ (Mike Isaacs Quartet and NZ School of Music Wellington) noon-3pm. * Te Manawa Science Centre Atrium Main Street Dazzle Jazzle (Wanganui) noon-3pm.
Chocolate king and arts parton
The Age – May 26, 2008
As his businesses notably Presidents Foods prospered he beganhis long commitment to philanthropic causes as he had come tobelieve in the importance of sharing the wealth he wasamassing. In addition to the NGV and several Jewish charities he assistedthe King David School and Temple Beth Israel as well as individualfamilies. He made a substantial donation to the NGV buildingappeal thereby earning naming rights for a space in the newgallery erected in St Kilda Road; the works on paper gallery wasnamed the Robert Raynor Prints and Drawings Gallery in hishonour. In the 1980s Robert committed substantial financial donationsannually to the NGV to acquire works upgrade the Raynor Galleryand to support other gallery initiatives including paperconservation. ne of the benefits of this was the Prints andDrawings collection and the production of five catalogues coveringthe drawings of such masters as William Blake Rembrandt andAlbrecht Durer as well as Australian watercolours. As a result of his generous donations to the NGV Robert becamethe first honorary life benefactor of the Art Foundation ofVictoria benefactor of the Robert Raynor Publications in Printsand Drawings and of the Robert Raynor Art Foundation for thepurchase of exceptional paintings prints and sculptures. In 1984 he was awarded life membership of the NGV inrecognition of his outstanding and distinguished service to thegallery.
Corrections: For the Record
New York Times – May 26, 2008
Paul this summer misidentified the location of a clock tower in St. Paul’s downtown. The tower is part of the Landmark Center not the St. (The error also appeared in an accompanying picture caption.
The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) | Metro | Timeout
Calcutta Telegraph – May 26, 2008
This is considered an achievement particularly in sculpture since the discipline unlike painting seldom looks at the physical expansion of either riverscape or landscape. All said and done Mukherjee’s works are a continuation of a rich artistic legacy that is relevant and modern even today. Event: An exhibition of sculptures by Meera Mukherjee When: Till June 7 (except Sunday); 11 am – 7 pm (Mondays: 2 pm – 7 pm) Where: Gallerie 88 28B Shakespeare Sarani art May 26 – 31 at Chemould Art Gallery 12F park Street; 2 pm – 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Suvra Chandra. Till May 26 at Academy of Fine Arts Central Gallery; 3 pm – 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Kolkata Canvas. Participants: Aloke Sardar Biswarup Halder Ranjan Mitra Malay Chandan Saha and Anirban Seth. Till May 30 at Tejas Art Gallery 11 Mayfair Road #98300 49825; 4 pm – 7. 30 pm: A collection of paintings by contemporary upcoming artists Bikas Karmakar Partha Chatterjee Sk Shahajahan Shekhar Baran Karmakar Sambhu Saha and others… Till June 7 (except Sundays) at Galerie 88 28B Shakespeare Sarani #2290 2274; 11 am – 7 pm Mondays (2 pm – 7 pm): Sculptures by Meera Mukherjee. Till June 8 (except Tuesdays) at The Halo Heritage Gallery 26 Ritchie Road Maddox Square; 2 pm – 8 pm: Inner Eye an exhibition of paintings on canvas by Jonaki Pal. Till June 17 at Genesis Art Gallery 8B Middleton Street #2229 3886; 2 pm – 7 pm: Showcasing a host of latest works by contemporary radical artists. Palaniappan Manu Parekh Ganesh Pyne Malay Saha Dilip Kumar Samanta Kingshuk Sarkar Shambhavi Lalu Prosad Shaw Mayank Kumar Shyam Sanjeev Sonpimpare and others. Till July 31 (except Sundays) at Ganges Art Gallery 33A Jatin Das Road #2465 3212; 11 am – 7 pm: Installation Photographs Vido Art. Participating artists: Jayashree Chakravarty Aditya Basak Chhatrapati Dutta Paula Sengupta Sanjeet Chowdhury Debnath Basu Tapati Chowdhury and Adip Dutta.
Touting the arts | Johnstown man opens gallery/studio in Moxham
Tribune-Democrat – The Tribune-Democrat – May 26, 2008
CMDave DiStefano is a fan of local arts in all its varied forms from painting and photography to music. in the Moxham section of Johnstown. DiStefano has rented the elegant space with exquisitely preserved hardwood floors woodwork crown moldings and stained glass since March and hopes to become a part of the growing Johnstown arts scene. The space which is part of the Village Street Shops is a former framing shop and belonged to a doctor in Moxham’s heyday. “There’s been a lack of opportunity for artists in Johnstown but it’s opening up with places in Kernville and Railroad Street” DiStefano said.
CALENDAR – New York Times
nytimes.com – May 26, 2008
; Sundays noon to 4:30 p. The Barnum Museum 820 Main Street. (203) 331-1104; www… KENT ber Gallery Barbara Friedman paintings. Hours: Thursdays 1 to 4 p. ; Fridays through Saturdays 11 a.
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